Lore
These are the 14 best new characters introduced in Shadowlands
Shadowlands introduced a wide variety of new characters.
How do you approach tie-in media for video games?
Do you read or watch tie-in media?
What lore moment in gaming hit you the hardest?
I'm not specifically speaking about World of Warcraft lore here -- it can be any game, from Deckard Cain's last act in Diablo 3 to the fate of Phoibe in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, from Ethan discovering the truth in Resident Evil Village to the final confrontation with Adam Smasher in Cyberpunk 2077.
Where do you think WoW’s lore has changed most since the original RTS series?
I was speaking with a friend who played Warcraft I, II, and III, but never played World of Warcraft, or even read up on any of the lore.
How would you feel about a Hearthstone-based WoW expansion?
Heartstone has done some fun things with Warcraft lore over the years -- evil supervillains banding together, a big Draconic dust-up, Mean Streets of Gadgetzan -- and none of it is in World of Warcraft, which I think is a crying shame.
How important is it to you that lore continues from one WoW expansion to another?
The story of World of Warcraft is one that continues.
What gets you so invested in video games?
I say this as someone who has been playing World of Warcraft since release, who has played every single Diablo game the moment they came out, and who basically has found himself turned into a meme based on my love for specific classes in said games -- but sometimes I wonder why I'm so invested in these games.
Exploring Azeroth gives us an updated look at the Eastern Kingdoms while solving an old mystery
Easily lost amidst the excitement of the Shadowlands release last week was the publication of Exploring Azeroth: The Eastern Kingdoms, a fun book that sends our favorite Rogue couple traveling through the Eastern Kingdoms.
How do you feel about characters being removed from the story?
The current pre-patch brought with it an important lore fight.
Catch up on Diablo lore with our rundown of the many horrors of Sanctuary
There's both Diablo Immortal and Diablo 4 guaranteed on the horizon, with a potential revisiting of Diablo 2's story in a remastered (nay, Resurrected?) version.
